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THE LOVELY AND THE LOST

Jennifer Lynn (L.) Barnes

previous title: LOST CAUSES

White Fang meets Veronica Mars in this first book in a new high octane teen suspense series about a family trained in Search and Rescue. At sixteen, Kira has accepted the fact that she'll never be normal, not surprising when you're forced to survive in the woods for weeks by yourself at the age of 5. Through the efforts of Cady, the legend of the Search and Rescue community who found and adopted her, Cady's relentlessly positive son Jude, and the canines Cady now trains, Kira finds stability and a pack she is fiercely bonded to.

At the request of Cady's estranged father, Cady and her family travel to the Sierra Glades National Park to help locate a missing child, and soon Kira and Jade find themselves on the frontlines of search and rescue sooner than they expected. As the hunt intensifies the teens discover evidence of foul play and are banned from continuing the search, but Kira refuses to quit. She knows too well what it's like to be lost and alone in the wilderness, and with the help of a local former juvenile delinquent she continues her hunt. As the danger mounts and long-held family secrets come to life, Kira is forced to question everything she thought she knew about her adopted family, her true nature, and her past.
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With brilliant characters and a jaw-dropping mystery, Jennifer Lynn Barnes weaves a thriller as majestic and dangerous as the national park she used for the setting. ?New York Times best-selling author E. K. Johnston

An engaging, clever, suspenseful story in which readers - especially dog-loving teens - will easily lose themselves. -- Kirkus

Kira's first-person narration will grip readers... An engaging, clever, suspenseful story in which readers--especially dog-loving teens--will easily lose themselves.?Kirkus Reviews

Knife-edged suspense, a fantastic, plot, and authentic characters--both human and canine. The Lovely and the Lost grips you from the first page and holds you until the very end."?New York Times best-selling author Allison Brennan

Barnes smartly maps the psychological landscape of a girl working through her early-life trauma, which makes this mystery, seen through Kira's eyes, layered and compelling. The wilderness survival component ups the stakes, and for animal-loving teens, the dogs add an intriguing and little-seen element. A moody, gripping puzzle. -- Booklist

A propulsive mystery-thriller about the dark things that happen in the woods. The Lovely and the Lost makes you feel the urgency of a search ad rescue, while laying the clues for a twisted crime. You will cling to this book until you reach the end.?New York Times best-selling author of Truly Devious and 13 Little Blue Envelopes